PROACTIVE GOVERNANCE
AND GRASSROOT PLANNING
Decentralization of the decision making process is the corner stone of proactive governance
and grassroot planning. The State Flagship Schemes have been holistically designed to
decentralize decision making. While the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana and Sagarkhedu Sarvangi
Vikas Yojana have a taluka centric outcome based approach, the Garib Samrudhhi Yojana is
municipality centric with the important objectives of strengthening municipal governance
and civic services.
Aapno Taluko Vibrant Taluko - ATVT
ATVT is designed as a sub district citizen centric approach where governance and
development is facilitated at the grassroot level. Every taluka in Gujarat has been
empowered to provide a local platform for driving both economic growth and social
development. It provides a new model of development based on grassroot planning
where people themselves are empowered to drive the developmental process. Prant
Officers have been entrusted one to two talukas to ensure decentralization of the
governance process and to ascertain the wishes of the people while determining
developmental priorities.
Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana and
Tribal Welfare
The Chief Minister’s Ten Point Programme is aimed to improve the quality of social
infrastructure and civil infrastructure in ITDP areas and thereby create a positive
environment for doubling of income by creating 5 lac quality employment for the ST families.
The strategy includes the
harnessing of private initiative, technology, infrastructure, training and modern facilities to lead
tribal communities into the new age of global linkages, information technology and value
addition. These programmes are outcome oriented, with time bound interventions and
seeking people’s participation. These programmes were implemented in a mission mode
through strengthening ITDP machinery and periodic monitoring every quarter.
Under Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana, against the total outlay of Rs. 15,000 crore in the Eleventh
Plan, more than Rs. 17,000 crore was allocated. A provision of Rs. 40,000 crore is proposed
under the Twelfth Plan keeping in view the very impressive achievements in the last five
years in the areas of education, health, housing, skill development, livelihood, provision of basic
amenities including electrification, road connectivity and agriculture, especially horticulture and
animal husbandry.
